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Keith highlights the decline in college town real estate due to demographic changes and reduced international student enrollment.  The national housing market is moving towards balance, with 4.6 months of resale supply and 9.8 months of new build supply.  Commercial real expert and fellow podcast host, Hannah Hammond, joins Keith to discuss how the state of the real estate market is facing a $1 trillion debt reset in 2025, potentially causing distress and foreclosures, particularly in the Sun Belt states.  Resources: Follow Hannah on Instagram  Show Notes: GetRichEducation.com/563 For access to properties or free help with a GRE Investment Coach, start here: GREmarketplace.com GRE Free Investment Coaching: GREinvestmentcoach.com Get mortgage loans for investment property: RidgeLendingGroup.com or call 855-74-RIDGE  or e-mail: info@RidgeLendingGroup.com Invest with Freedom Family Investments.  You get paid first: Text FAMILY to 66866 Will you please leave a review for the show? I'd be grateful. Search “how to leave an Apple Podcasts review”  For advertising inquiries, visit: GetRichEducation.com/ad Best Financial Education: GetRichEducation.com Get our wealth-building newsletter free— text ‘GRE' to 66866 Our YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/c/GetRichEducation Follow us on Instagram: @getricheducation   Complete episode transcript:   Automatically Transcribed With Otter.ai    Keith Weinhold  0:01   Welcome to GRE. I'm your host. Keith Weinhold, are college towns doomed. There's a noticeably higher supply of real estate on the market. Today is get rich education. America's number one real estate investing show. Then how much worse will the Apartment Building Loan implosions get today? On get rich education.   Speaker 1  0:27   Since 2014 the powerful get rich education podcast has created more passive income for people than nearly any other show in the world. This show teaches you how to earn strong returns from passive real estate investing in the best markets without losing your time being a flipper or landlord. Show Host Keith Weinhold writes for both Forbes and Rich Dad advisors, and delivers a new show every week since 2014 there's been millions of listener downloads in 188 world nations. He has a list show guests and key top selling personal finance author Robert Kiyosaki, get rich education can be heard on every podcast platform, plus it has its own dedicated Apple and Android listener phone apps build wealth on the go with the get rich education podcast. Sign up now for the get rich education podcast, or visit get rich education.com   Corey Coates  1:12   You're listening to the show that has created more financial freedom than nearly any show in the world. This is get rich education.   Keith Weinhold  1:28   Welcome to GRE from Orchard Park, New York to port orchard, Washington and across 188 nations worldwide. I'm Keith Weinhold, and you're listening to get rich education. How most people set up their life is that they have a job or an income producing activity, and they put that first, then they try to build whatever life they have left around that job. Instead, you are in control of your life when you first ask yourself, what kind of lifestyle Am I trying to build? And then you determine your job based on that. That is lifestyle design, and that is financial freedom, most people, including me, at one time. And probably you get that wrong and put the job first. And then we need to reverse it once you realize that, you discover that you found yourself so far out of position that you try to find your way back by putting your own freedom, autonomy and free agency first. There you are lying on the ground, supine, feeling overwhelmed, asking yourself why you didn't put yourself first. Then what I'm helping you do here is get up and change that by moving your active income over to relatively passive income, and doing it through the most generationally proven vehicle of them all, real estate investing for income. We are not talking about a strategy that didn't exist three years ago and won't exist three years from now. It is proven over time, and there's nothing avant garde or esoteric here, and you can find yourself in a financially free position within five years of starting to gradually shift that active income over to passive income.    Keith Weinhold  3:29   Now, when it comes to today's era of long term real estate investing, we are in the midst of a real estate market that I would describe as slow and flat. Both home price appreciation and rent growth are slow. Overall real estate sales volume is still suppressed. It that sales volume had its recent peak of six and a half million homes moved in 2021 which was a wild market, it was too brisk and annual sales volume is down to just 4 million. Today, more inventory is accumulating, which is both a good news and a bad news story. I'm going to get to this state of the overall market shortly. First, let's discuss real estate market niches, a particular niche, because two weeks ago, I discussed the short term rental arms race. Last week, beach towns and this week, in the third of three installments of real estate market niches are college towns doomed? Does it still make sense to invest in college town real estate? Perhaps a year ago on the show, you'll remember that I informed you that a college closes every single week in the United States. Gosh, universities face an increasingly tough demographic backdrop ahead. We know more and more people get a free education. Education online. Up until now, universities have tapped a growing high school age population in this seemingly bottomless well of international students wanting to study in the US. But America's largest ever birth cohort, which was 4.3 million in 2007 is now waning. Yeah, that's how many Americans were born in 2007 and that was the all time record birth year. Well, all those people turn 18 years old this year. This, therefore, is an unavoidable decline in the pool of potential incoming college freshmen from the United States. And on top of that, the real potential of fewer international students coming to the US to study adds to the concern for colleges. This is due to the effects and the wishes of the Trump administration. It already feels like a depression in some college towns now among metro areas that are especially reliant on higher education, three quarters of them suffered weaker economic growth over the past 12 years than the US has as a whole. That's according to a study at Brookings Metro. They're a non profit think tank in DC, all right, and in the prior decade, all right, previous to that, most of those same metros grew faster than the nation did. If this was really interesting, a recent Wall Street Journal article focused on Western Illinois University in McComb Illinois as being symbolic of this trend, where an empty dorm that once held 800 students has now been converted to a police training ground, it's totally different, where there are active shooter drills and all this overturned furniture rubber tipped bullets and paintball casings, you've got to repurpose some of these old dorms. Nearby dorms have been flattened and they're now weedy fields. Two more dorms are set to close this summer. Frat houses and homes once filled with student renters are now empty lots city streets used to be so crowded during the semester that cars moved at a crawl. That's not happening anymore. It's almost like you're watching the town die, said a resident who was born in Macomb and worked 28 years for the Western Illinois Campus Police Department. Macomb, Illinois is at the heart of a new rust belt across the US colleges are faltering, and so are the once booming towns and economies around them. Enrollment is down at a lot of the nation's public colleges and universities starting next year due to demographics like I mentioned, there will be fewer high school graduates for the foreseeable future, and the fallout extends to downtown McComb. It's punishing local businesses. There's this multiplier effect that's diminishing. It's not multiplying for generations. Colleges around the US fueled local economies, created jobs and brought in students and their visiting families to shop and spend and growing student enrollment fattened school budgets, and that used to free universities from having to worry about inefficiencies or cutting costs. But the student boom has ended, and college towns are suffering. And what are some of the other reasons for these doomed college towns? Well, first, a lot of Americans stopped having babies after the global financial crisis, you've got a strong dollar and an anti foreigner administration that's likely to push international student numbers down on top of this, and then, thirdly, US students are more skeptical of incurring these large amounts of debt for college and then, universities have been increasing administrative costs and tuition above the rate of inflation, and they've been doing that for decades. Tuition and operating costs are detached from reality, and in some places, student housing is still being built like the gravy train is not going to end. I don't see how this ends well for many of these universities or for student housing, so you've really got to think deeply about investing in college town housing anymore. Where I went to college, in Pennsylvania, that university is still open, but their enrollment numbers are down, and they've already closed and consolidated a number of their outlying branch campuses. Now it's important notice that I'm focused on college towns, okay, I'm talking about generally, these small. Smaller, outlying places that are highly dependent on colleges for their vibrancy. By the way, Pennsylvania has a ton of them, all these little colleges, where it seems like every highway exit has the name of some university on it. That is starting to change now.    Keith Weinhold  10:21   Conversely, take a big city like Philadelphia that has a ton of colleges, Temple University, Penn, which is the Ivy League school, St Joseph's, Drexel LaSalle, Bryn Mawr, Thomas Jefferson, Villanova. All these colleges are in the Philly Metro, and some of them are pretty big. Well, you can be better off investing in a Philly because Philly is huge, 6 million people in the metro, and there's plenty of other activity there that can absorb any decline in college enrollment. So understand it's the smaller college town that's in big trouble. And I do like to answer the question directly, are college towns doomed? Yes, some are. And perhaps a better overall answer than saying that college towns are doomed, is college towns have peaked. They've hit their peak and are going down.    Keith Weinhold  11:23   Let's talk about the direction of the overall housing market now, including some lessons where, even if you're listening 10 years from now, you're going to gain some key learning. So we look at the national housing market. There is finally some buyer selection again, resale housing supply is growing. I'm talking overall now, not about the college towns. Back in 2022, nearly every major metro could be considered not just a seller's market, but a strong seller's market. And it was too much. It was wild. Three years ago, buyers had to, oftentimes offer more than the asking price, pay all cash. Buyers had to waive contingencies, forgo inspections, and they had to compete with dozens of bidders. I mean, even if you got a home inspection, you pray that the home inspector didn't find anything worse than like charming vintage wiring, because you might have been afraid to ask for some repairs of the seller, and that's because the market was so hot and competitive that you might lose the deal. Fast forward to today, and fewer markets Hold that strong seller's market status. More metros have adequate inventory. And if you're one of our newsletter subscribers, you saw that last week, I sent you a great set of maps that show this. As you probably know, six months of housing supply is deemed as the balance point between buyers and sellers over six months favors buyers under six favors sellers. All right, so let's see where we are now. And by the way, months of housing supply, that phrase is also known as the absorption rate nationally, 4.6 months of resale supply exists. That's the current level, 4.6 months per the NAR now it bottomed out at a frighteningly low one and a half months of supply back in 2022 and it peaked at 12 full months of supply during the global financial crisis, back in 2010 All right, so these are the amounts of resale housing supply available for sale, and we overbuilt homes back in the global financial crisis, everyday people owned multiple homes 15 years ago because virtually anyone could qualify for a loan with those irresponsible lending standards that existed back in that era. I mean, back then, buyers defaulted on payments and walked away from homes and because they had zero down payment in the home. Well, they had zero skin in the game to protect and again, that peaked at 12 months of supply. Now today, Texas and Florida have temporarily overbuilt pockets that are higher than this 4.6 month national number and of course, we have a lot of markets in the Northeast and Midwest that have less than this supply. But note that 4.6 months is still under six months of supply, still favoring sellers just a little, but today's 4.6 months. I mean, that's getting pretty close to historic norms, close to balance. All right, so where is the best buyer opportunity today? Well, understand that. So far, have you picked up on. This we've looked at existing housing supply levels here, also known as resale homes. The opportunity is in new build homes. What's the supply of new construction homes in the US? And understand for perspective that right now, new build homes comprise about 1/3 of the available housing supply. And this might surprise you, we are now up to 9.8 months of new build housing supply, and that's a number that's risen for two years. That's per the Census Bureau and HUD. A lot of builders, therefore, are getting desperate right now, builders have got to sell. The reason that they're willing to cut you a deal is that, see, builders are paying interest costs and maintenance costs every single day on these nice, brand new homes that are just languishing, just sitting there. Understand something builders don't get the benefit of using a home. Unlike the seller family of a resale or existing home, see that family that has a resale home on the market, they get the benefit of living in it while it's on the market. This 9.8 months of new build supply is why buyers are willing to cut you a deal right now, including builders that we work with here at GRE marketplace.    Keith Weinhold  16:30   And we're going to talk to a builder on the show next week and get them to tell us how desperate they are. In fact, it's a Florida builder, and we'll learn about the incentives that they're willing to cut you they're building in one of these oversupplied pockets. So bottom line is that overall, an increasing US housing supply should keep home prices moderating. They're currently up just one to 2% nationally, and more supply means better options for you. Hey, let's talk about this very show that you're listening to, the get rich education podcast. What do you like to do while you're listening to the show? In fact, what are you doing right now while you're listening to the show? Well, in a recent Instagram poll, we asked our audience that very question you told us while listening to the show, 50% of you are commuting, 20% are exercising, 20% are at work, and 10% are doing home chores like cleaning or dishes. Now is this show the number one real estate investing podcast in the United States, we asked chatgpt that very question, and here's how they answered. They said, Excellent question. Real estate investing podcasts have exploded over the past 10 to 12 years, but only a handful have true long term staying power. Here's a list of some of the longest running, consistently active real estate investing podcasts that have built serious legacies. And you know something, we are not number one based on those criteria. This show is ranked number two in the nation. Number one are our friends at the real estate guys radio show hosted by Robert Helms. How many times have I recommended that you go ahead and give them a listen? Of course, I'm just freshly coming off spending nine days with them as one of the faculty members on their summit at sea. Their show started in 1997Yes, on actual radio, before podcasts even existed, and chat GPT goes on to say that they're one of the OGS in the space. It focuses on market cycles, investing strategies and wealth building principles known for its international investor perspective and high profile guests like Robert Kiyosaki. All right, that's what it says about that show. And then rank number two is get rich. Education with me started in 2014 and it goes on to say that this is what the show's about. It says it's real estate centric with a macroeconomic and financial freedom philosophy. It focuses on buy and hold investing, inflation, debt strategy and wealth building. Yeah, that's what it says. And I'd say that's about right? And this next thing is interesting. It describes the host of the show, me as communicating with you in a way that's clear, calm and slightly academic. That's what it says. And yeah, you've got to be clear. Today. There's so much competing for your attention that if I'm not clear with you, then I'm not able to help you calm. Okay? I guess I remain calm. And then finally, slightly academic. I. Hadn't thought about that before. Do you think that I'm slightly academic in my delivery? I guess that's possible. It's appropriate for a show with the word education in our name. I guess it makes sense that I'd be slightly academic. So that fits. I wouldn't want to be heavily academic or just academic, because that could get unrelatable. So there's your answer. The number two show in the nation for real estate investing.    Keith Weinhold  20:29   How are things going with your rental properties? Anyway, I had something interesting happen to me here these past few months. Now I have a property manager in one market that manages quite a few of my properties, all these single family homes and I had five perfect months consecutively as a real estate investor. A perfect month means when you have 100% occupancy, 100% rent collection, and zero maintenance or repair costs. Well, this condition went on for five months with every property that they managed. For me, which is great, profitable news, but that's so unusual to have a streak like that, it kind of makes you wonder if something's going wrong. But the streak just ended. Finally, there was a $400 expense on one of these single family homes. Well, this morning, the manager emailed me about something else. One of my tenants leases expires at the end of next month. I mean, that's typical. This is happening all the time with some property, but they suggested raising the rent from $1,700 up to 1725, and I rarely object to what the property manager suggests. I mean, after all, they are the expert in that local market. That's only about a one and a half percent rent increase, kind of slow there. But again, we're in this era where neither home price growth nor rent growth have been exceptional.    Keith Weinhold  22:02   I am in upstate Pennsylvania today. This is where I'm from. I'm here for my high school class reunion. And, you know, it's funny, the most interesting people to talk to are usually the people that have moved away from this tiny town in Appalachia, counter sport, Pennsylvania, it's not the classmates that stayed and stuck around there in general are less interesting. And yes, this means I am sleeping in my parents home all week. I know I've shared with you before that Curt and Penny Weinhold have lived in the same home and have had the same phone number since 1974 and I sleep in the same bedroom that I've slept in since I was an infant every time that I visit them. Kind of heartwarming. In a few days, I'm going to do a tour of America's first and oldest pretzel bakery in Lititz, Pennsylvania with my aunts and uncles to review what you've learned so far today, put your life first and then build your income producing activity around that. Many college towns are demographically doomed, and even more, have peaked and are on their way down. Overall American residential real estate supply is up. We're now closer to a balanced market than a seller's market. We've discussed the distress in the five plus unit apartment building space owners and syndicators started having their deals blow up, beginning in 2022 when interest rates spiked on those short term and balloon loans that are synonymous with apartment buildings. When we talked to Ken McElroy about it a few weeks ago on the show, he said that the pain still is not over for apartment building owners.   Keith Weinhold  23:51   coming up next, we'll talk about it from a different side, as I'll interview a commercial real estate lender and get her insights. I'll ask her just how bad it will get. And this guest is rather interesting. She's just 29 years old, really bright and articulate, and she founded her own commercial real estate lending firm. She and I recorded this on a cruise ship while we're on the real estate guys Investor Summit at sea a few weeks ago. So you will hear some background noise, you'll get to meet her next I'm Keith Weinhold. There will only ever be one. Get rich education podcast episode 563 and you're listening to it.    Keith Weinhold  24:31   The same place where I get my own mortgage loans is where you can get yours. 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It's been so great to get to know you on this ship, and it's been a lot of fun,    Keith Weinhold  26:51   and we just met at this conference for the first time. Hannah just gave a great, well received presentation on the state of the commercial real estate market. And the most interesting thing, and the thing everyone really wants to know since she lends for five plus unit apartment buildings as well, is about the commercial real estate interest rate resets. Apartment Building values have fallen about 30% nationwide, and that is due to these resetting loans. So tell us about that.   Hannah Hammond  27:19   Yeah, so there is a tidal wave of commercial real estate debt coming due in 2025 some of that has already come due, and we've been seeing a lot of the distressed assets start to hit the market in various asset classes, from multifamily, industrial, retail and beyond. And then, as we continue through 2025 more of that title, weight of debt is going to continue to come due, which is estimated to be around $1 trillion of debt.    Keith Weinhold  27:44   That's huge. I mean, that is a true tidal wave. So just to pull back really simply, we're talking about maybe an apartment building owner that almost five years ago might have gotten an interest rate at, say, 4% and in today's higher interest rate environment that's due to reset to a higher rate and kill their cash flow and take them out of business. Tell us about that.   Hannah Hammond  28:03   Yeah. So a lot of investors got caught up a few years ago when rates were really low, and they bought these assets at very low cap rates, which means very high prices, and they projected, maybe over projected, continuous rent growth, like double digit rent growth, which many markets were seeing a few years back, and that rent growth has actually slowed down tremendously. And so much supply hit the market at the same time, because so much construction was developed a few years back. And so now there's a challenge, because rents have actually dropped. There's an overage of supply. Rates have doubled. You know, people were getting apartment complexes and other assets in the two or 3% interest rate range. Now it's closer to the six to 7% interest rate range, which we all know it just doesn't really make numbers work. Every 1% increase in interest you'd have to have about a 10% drop in value for that monthly payment to be the same. So that's why we're seeing a lot of distress in this market right now, which is bad for the people that are caught up on it, but it's good for those who can have the capital to re enter the market at a lower basis and be able to weather this storm and ride the wave back up   Keith Weinhold  29:08   income down, expenses up. Not a very profitable formula. Let's talk more about from this point. How bad can it get? We talked about 1 trillion in loans coming due this calendar year tell us about how bad it might be.    Hannah Hammond  29:23   So it's estimated that potentially 25% of that $1 trillion could be in potential distress. And of course, if two $50 billion of commercial real estate hit foreclosure all at the same time, that would be pretty catastrophic, and there would be a massive supply hitting the market, and therefore a massive reduction in property values and prices. And so a lot of lenders have been trying to mitigate the risk of this happening, and all of this distress debt hit the market at one time. And so lenders have been doing loan modifications and loan extensions and the extend and pretend, quote. Has been in play since back in 2025 but a lot of those extensions are coming due. That's why we're feeling a little bit more of a slower bleed in the commercial market. But you know, in the residential market, we're not seeing as much distress, because so many people have those fixed 30 year rates. But in commercial real estate, rates are generally not fixed for that long. They're more they could be floating get or they might only be fixed for five years, and then they've reset. And that's what we're seeing now, is a lot of those assets that were bought within the last five years have those rate caps expiring, and then the rates are jacking it up to six to 7% and the numbers just don't make sense anymore.   Keith Weinhold  30:36   That one to four unit space single family homes up fourplexes has stayed relatively stable. We're talking about that distress and the five plus unit multi family apartment space. So Hannah, when we pull back and we look at the lender risk appetite and the propensity to lend and to want to make loans, of course, that environment changes over time. I know that all of us here at the summit, we learn from you in your presentation that that can vary by region in the loan to value ratio and the other terms that they're talking about giving. So tell us about some of the regional variation. Where do people want to lend and where do people want to avoid making loans   Hannah Hammond  31:11   Exactly? And we were talking about this is every single region is so different, and there's even micro markets within certain cities and metropolitan areas, and the growth corridors could have a very different outlook and performance than even in the overexposed metro areas. So lenders really pay attention to where the capital is flowing to. And right now, if you look at u haul reports and cell phone data, capital is flowing mostly to the Sun Belt states, and it's leaving the Rust Belt states. So this is your southeast states, your Texas, Florida, Arizona, and these types of regions where a lot of people are leaving some of the Rust Belt states like San Francisco, Chicago, New York, where those markets are being really dragged down by all this office drag from all the default rates in these office buildings that have continued to accumulate post COVID. So the lender appetite is going to shift Market to Market, and they really pay attention to the asset class and also the region in which that asset class is located. And this can affect the LTV, the amount of money that they're going to lend based on the value of the property, also the interest rate and the DSCR ratios, which is how much above the debt coverage the income has to be for the lender to lend on that asset.    Keith Weinhold  32:26   So we're talking about lenders more willing to make loans in places where the population is moving to Florida, other markets in the Southeast Texas, Arizona. Is that what we're talking about here.   Hannah Hammond  32:37   exactly, and even on the equity side, because we help with equity, like JV equity or CO GP equity, on these development projects or value add projects. And a lot of my equity investors, they're like, Nah, not interested in that state. But if it's in a really good Sunbelt type market, then they have a better appetite to lend in those markets.   Keith Weinhold  32:56   Was there any last thing that we should know about the lending environment? Something that impacts the viewers here, maybe something I didn't think about asking you?   Hannah Hammond  33:04   I mean, credit is tight, but there's tons of opportunity. Deals are still happening. Cre originations are actually up in 2025 and projected to land quite a bit higher in 2025 at about 660, 5 billion in originations, versus 539 billion in 2024 so the good news is, deals are happening, movements are happening, purchases and sales are happening. And we need movement to have this market continue to be strong and take place, even though, unfortunately, some investors are going to be stuck in that default debt and they might lose on these properties, it's going to give an opportunity for a lot of other investors who have been kind of sitting on the sidelines, saving up capital and aligning their capital to be able to take advantage of these great deals. Because honestly, we all know it's been really hard to make deals pencil over the past few years, and now with some of this reset, it's going to be a little bit easier to make them pencil.    Keith Weinhold  33:04   This is great. Loans are leverage, compound leverage, trunks, compound interest, leverage and loans are really key to you making more of yourself. Anna, if someone wants to learn more about following you and what you do, what's the best way for them to do that?    Hannah Hammond  33:42   At Hannah B Hammond on Instagram, my show, the Hannah Hammond show, is also on all platforms, YouTube, Instagram, Spotify, Apple, and if you shoot me a follow and a message on Instagram, I will personally respond to and would love to stay connected and help with any questions you have in the commercial real estate market.    Keith Weinhold  34:27   Hannah's got a great presence, and she's great in person too. Go ahead and be sure to give her a follow. We'll see you next time. Thank you.   Keith Weinhold  34:40   Yeah. Sharp insight from Hannah Hammond, there $1 trillion in commercial real estate debt comes due this year. A quarter of that amount, $250 billion is estimated to be in distress or default. This could keep the values of larger apartment buildings suppressed. Even longer, as far as where today's opportunity is, next week on the show, we'll talk to a home builder in Florida, ground zero for an overbuilt market, and we'll see if we can sense the palpable desperation that they have to move their properties and what kind of deals they're giving buyers. Now until next week, I'm your host, Keith Weinhold, do the right thing before you do things right out there, and don't quit your Daydream.   Speaker 3  35:33   Nothing on this show should be considered specific, personal or professional advice. Please consult an appropriate tax, legal, real estate, financial or business professional for individualized advice. Opinions of guests are their own. Information is not guaranteed. All investment strategies have the potential for profit or loss. The host is operating on behalf of get rich Education LLC exclusively.   Keith Weinhold  35:56   You know, whenever you want the best written real estate and finance info. 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Some residents in Macomb County are not happy with response times from the county's Animal Control Division, and are taking to social media to sound off. The department is budgeted for seven deputies, but currently only have three on staff. WWJ's Tony Ortiz has the afternoon's top news stories.

Nurses and support service workers at McLaren Macomb hospital in Mt Clemens went on strike Monday morning. Despite the walkout, executives say the hospital remains open and operational. WWJ's Jackie Paige and Chris Fillar have your Monday morning news. (Photo credit: WWJ's Charlie Langton)

In this episode of Intermittent Fasting Stories, Gin talks to Judy Cronander from Macomb, MI.Gin has a new YouTube Channel! Visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_frGNiTEoJ88rZOwvuG2CA and subscribe today so you never miss an intermittent fasting tip, a community coaching session, or an interview with a past IF Stories guest or expert.Are you ready to take your intermittent fasting lifestyle to the next level? There's nothing better than community to help with that. In the Delay, Don't Deny community we all embrace the clean fast, and there's just the right support for you as you live your intermittent fasting lifestyle. You can connect directly with Gin in the Ask Gin group, and she will answer all of your questions personally. If you're new to intermittent fasting or recommitting to the IF lifestyle, join the 28-Day FAST Start group. After your fast start, join us for support in The 1st Year group. Need tips for long term maintenance? We have a place for that! There are many more useful spaces beyond these, and you can interact in as many as you like. Visit ginstephens.com/community to join us. An annual membership costs just over a dollar a week when you do the math. If you aren't ready to fully commit for a year, join for a month and you can cancel at any time. If you know you'll want to stay forever, we also have a lifetime membership option available. IF is free. You don't need to join our community to fast. But if you're looking for support from a community of like-minded IFers, we are here for you at ginstephens.com/community. Judy is retired, and she ran accounting departments for most of her career. Judy shares how a health scare in August of 2020 led her to discover intermittent fasting. After a hospitalization, Judy realized that many of her health issues were linked to her weight, prompting her to start intermittent fasting as a lifestyle change rather than just another diet. Initially skeptical about another dieting attempt, she soon found herself embracing intermittent fasting as a lifestyle.Judy's journey with intermittent fasting began with rapid success—she lost 39 pounds in just four months, ultimately shedding 90 pounds in her first year. Her second year of fasting involved significant body recomposition, with her size changes indicating fat loss even when the scale didn't go down. Judy details her struggles with various diets over the years, including Weight Watchers, where she initially found success but eventually regained the weight. This time, intermittent fasting offered a sustainable solution.Throughout her fasting journey, Judy has experienced numerous health benefits, including improved mobility, reduced joint pain, and significant reductions in markers like triglycerides, A1C, and fasting glucose levels. These health improvements, alongside the consistent support from her husband, affirm the effectiveness of intermittent fasting. Judy also speaks candidly about overcoming challenges, such as weight fluctuations after trips and the need to find her fasting "mojo" again with Gin's 28-day fast start program.For those starting intermittent fasting, Judy advises patience and emphasizes that it is a lifestyle change rather than a diet. She notes the importance of setting behavioral goals rather than focusing solely on the scale. Recognizing and avoiding foods that may hinder progress, like sugary or heavily processed items, and celebrating non-scale victories are key to long-term success. Judy's story exemplifies the transformative power of intermittent fasting, demonstrating that it's never too late to start a journey toward better health.Get Gin's books at: https://www.ginstephens.com/get-the-books.html. Good news! The second edition of Delay, Don't Deny is now available in ebook, paperback, hardback, and audiobook. This is the book that you'll want to start with or share with others, as it is a simple introduction to IF. It's been updated to include the clean fast, an easier to understand and more thorough description of ADF and all of your ADF options, and an all new success stories section. When shopping, make sure to get the second edition, which has a 2024 publication date. The audiobook for the second edition is available now! Join Gin's community! Go to: ginstephens.com/communityDo you enjoy Intermittent Fasting Stories? You'll probably also like Gin's other podcast with cohost Sheri Bullock: Fast. Feast. Repeat. Intermittent Fasting for Life. Find it wherever you listen to podcasts. Share your intermittent fasting stories with Gin: gin@intermittentfastingstories.comVisit Gin's website at: ginstephens.com Check out Gin's Favorite Things at http://www.ginstephens.com/gins-favorite-things.htmlSubscribe to Gin's YouTube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_frGNiTEoJ88rZOwvuG2CASee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kunes Auto Group of Macomb is hosting First Responders Day this Saturday, June 21st, from 10 AM until 1 PM. The dealership at 3200 E Jackson Street welcomes everyone to celebrate the community's first responders. Andy Leverdiere joined What's Happening Western Illinois to talk about a special event on Saturday to honor the heroes of our community.  Attendees can explore emergency vehicles and equipment up close and interact with local heroes—including the Macomb Police Department, Illinois State Police, Office of Public Safety, Macomb Fire Department, Lifeguard Ambulance Service, Air Evac Helicopter Service, and the Illinois National Guard. Recent graduates looking for rewarding careers are invited to a special event spotlighting opportunities in police, fire, medical, and military fields. Organizers are focusing on connecting community members with representatives from each sector, offering insight into various roles and requirements. The event is open to all at no cost and welcomes families, creating a comfortable atmosphere to ask questions and learn more about public service careers. By encouraging participation from both job seekers and area residents, the event aims to foster stronger community partnerships with first responders and service members who work tirelessly to keep neighborhoods safe. "At Kunes Auto Group of Macomb, we believe in the power of community — and in honoring the everyday heroes who keep us safe. That's why we're thrilled to host our very first First Responders Day!"

Steven Johnson, retired Iowa State Extension farm management specialist; Ken Ericksen, Polaris Analytics and Consulting, trends in ag trade and barge transport

The Western Illinois Museum invites the community to celebrate Macomb's Heritage Days with a special installment of its Our Front Porch series. On Saturday, June 28, at 1:00 PM, Macomb native and Pepperdine University law professor Thomas Stipanowich will present Abraham Lincoln, Local Hero. In this engaging program, Professor Stipanowich will explore Abraham Lincoln's strategic thinking and enduring connections to west-central Illinois.

June 6, 2025 ~ Macomb County Public Works Commissioner voices her concerns over Oakland County's plan to prevent overflows of raw sewage into Macomb waterways.

June 6, 2025 ~ Musk vs Trump boils over. Michigan House Republicans sue Jocelyn Benson. Battle between Macomb and Oakland County over sewage overflow. Bomb scare yesterday at Metro Airport and the day's biggest headlines.

On this episode, Donna sat down with write-in candidate Rogelio Landin to discuss his vision for Detroit's future. This episode is the seventh in a series of interviews with candidates in the race to become Detroit's 76th mayor.Rogelio Landin is a longtime community activist. He has a long history of being involved in Latino civil rights groups in Southwest Detroit. He is currently president of the state chapter of United Latin American citizens (LULAC). He's a contributing political columnist for El Central newspaper in Detroit and in recent years has been involved in five neighborhood advisory committees.He believes in part that by annexing 28 “distressed” communities in Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties, Detroit will once again have the clout to solve many of the city's woes. To learn more about Rogelio Landin and his vision for Detroit, click here.Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

My Story   Talk 19  Ministry in Basingstoke 1968-78 Part 4 Welcome to Talk 19 in our series where I am reflecting on God's goodness to me throughout my life. Today I'll be talking about how, while I was at Basingstoke, the Lord started to open up a wider ministry overseas.   It all began when early in 1971 Willy Droz, a pastor from Switzerland appeared on my doorstep and introduced himself. He had trained at the International Bible Training Institute in Sussex where he had met his wife Brenda. He knew about me through the SPF newsletter which reported details of my travels around the universities preaching on the baptism in the Holy Spirit. He was organising a youth weekend retreat at les Rasses in the Swiss Jura mountains and asked if I would be the main speaker.   I had not been to Switzerland since my first visit in 1958 when I heard about the baptism in the Spirit from Laurie Dixon, and I eagerly accepted the invitation. But I first made sure that they would not expect me to preach in French. There are no less than four different languages spoken in Switzerland, German, French, Italian, and Romansh (spoken only by a small minority). Les Rasses is in the French-speaking area, known also as La Suisse Romande.   It was fifteen years since I had taken my French A level and I had forgotten, or thought I had forgotten, all of it. So I was grateful for the assurance that my preaching would be interpreted, which was a particularly interesting experience as I was at least familiar with the language into which I was being interpreted. In some ways it's much easier when you don't know the language and just have to trust the interpreter, but, when you know the language, you're constantly checking to make sure the interpreter is getting it right! And on one occasion I surprised everyone by saying, Non, je n'ai pas dit cela – No, I didn't say that.   So the French I had learnt at school had not entirely deserted me, but I have to confess that, when I was introduced to the wife of the pastor from Geneva, I could not even remember how to say, I'm pleased to meet you. It was only when in La Chaux-de-Fonds they lodged me for a few days with an elderly woman who spoke no English, that I was compelled to speak French and found the language coming back to me.   But I was far from ready to start preaching in French. The opportunity to do so came three years later in March 1974 as the result of my meeting Jerry Sandidge at an SPF house party at Capel, then the home of the Elim Bible College. Jerry told me he was the director for University Action in Eurasia for the American Assemblies of God, had heard about my ministry in Britain and the USA – about which, more later – and invited me to preach in the University of Louvain (or Leuven) in Belgium on the subject, Charismatic Gifts – are they for today?   He also said that he could arrange for me to speak at CBC, the Continental Bible College, later to become the Continental Theological Seminary, near Brussels, where they had two language streams, one in English and the other in French. It was there, I think, that I first met Warren Flattery, who asked if I would mind taking one of his French classes.             In French? I asked.             Oh no, he said, I always do it in English. To which I responded by politely asking how long he had been living in a French speaking country, and didn't he think he ought to be doing it in French? And so I asked him for a French Bible and, as I had a day or so to prepare for it, after apologising to the class up front for the mistakes I was sure to make, I somehow managed to preach my first sermon in French. At the end of which the class applauded and Warren said,             Lui, s'il peut le faire, moi, je peux le faire!             If he can do it, I can do it!   And the class applauded again, and from then on Warren took all his classes in French. In my case, the applause was certainly not for the quality of my French, but, I suspect, was an expression of sympathy and appreciation that I had made the effort.   The next opportunity came in 1977 as a result of my meeting Marie-France, a French student at Mattersey. The Bible College had moved in 1973 from Kenley to Mattersey and in 1976, in the final week of the summer term, I was giving a lecture when I happened to mention that on one occasion in Switzerland I had spoken to someone in French. Marie-France approached me afterwards, pleased to know that there was someone she could speak to in her own language.   The outcome of that conversation was that over the next few years Marie-France came to stay with us in Basingstoke on several occasions. She became a good friend of our family and a great help to me in improving my spoken French. Several of my sermons had been recorded on cassettes and Eileen had patiently typed them up, word for word as I had preached them. Marie-France kindly offered to translate them for me, so that I could refer to them whenever I might need to preach in French.   The following year, having heard about me from Marie-France, the pastor of her church in Paris invited me to preach whenever I would next be on the continent. So while I was in Brussels for a fortnight writing a course for ICI (International Correspondence Institute, later to become Global University) – more of which later – I travelled to Paris for the weekend and preached one of the sermons Marie-France had translated for me. The French, of course, was excellent, but I can't say the same about the delivery! I was so nervous that I read every word of it! And I did the same the following year when Willy Droz arranged for me to preach in several churches in Switzerland – Vevey, Ste. Croix, Payerne, Lausanne, Saxon, Colenberg, Neuveville, Couvet. I think it was in Vevey that some people came up to me after the service and, after chatting with me, in French of course, for about twenty minutes said, Thank you for your message. It was very good. But why did you read it all? To which I replied that someone had translated it for me and that I did not have enough confidence in my French to do it without reading it. But they replied, You've been speaking with us in perfectly good French for the last 20 minutes. You should trust in the Lord. And I can hardly believe that I made the following stupid reply, Yes, I know how to trust the Lord in English, but I don't know how to trust him in French! But the time did come when occasionally I would have to trust the Lord to help me preach in French without notes, but that's a story for a later talk. It's time now to mention the trips I made to the USA while we were still in Basingstoke.   I have already mentioned John Miles who was my closest friend while we were at Oxford. He was part of that group of Pentecostal students who very much took the initiative in the formation of the Students' Pentecostal Fellowship. After graduating John spent a year or so school teaching in England before going to the Congo as a missionary. It was there he met and married Sara, an American missionary and where their first child Julia was born. By 1972 they were back in the USA where John did a PhD in French at the University of Illinois and eventually became Professor of French at Wheaton College.   However, at one point they were thinking of returning to Congo and in 1972 John wrote to me saying that, if I was thinking of visiting them in the States, I should do so fairly soon. His letter coincided with one of my regular visits to Kenley Bible College where I met Don Mallough, a guest lecturer from America who, over lunch, asked me if I had ever visited the States and encouraged me to go if I had the opportunity.   In those days travelling to the States was far less common than it is today, and to me the decision to go there was far from easy. However, I was talking to Eric Dando, a well-known preacher and member of the AoG Executive Council and asked him what he thought. His reply went something like this: Well, David, I go to America like I go anywhere else. If I feel that I can be a blessing to them and they can be a blessing to me, I go. That put things in perspective for me and on that basis I decided to go, even though at the time I had received no specific invitation to minister anywhere. So I arranged to go for the month of October, and shortly after received an unexpected letter. It was from Jim Hall who had heard about the work I was doing for the SPF in the universities in Britain and asked if I would do something similar in Illinois where he was the Assemblies of God Director for University Action.   So that's what I did. Jim arranged preaching engagements for me in churches morning and evening every Sunday and on Wednesday evenings. An offering was taken in each meeting, half of which was designated for the University Action department, the other half for me, to cover the cost of my airfares and a gift for my ministry. This was a complete surprise for me as I had decided to go to the States before I knew of this.   It was also a wonderful answer to prayer. We had been struggling financially as the church was not yet able to pay me an adequate salary and any funds we originally had as the result of the sale of our bungalow in Colchester had now run out. But now our needs were met, and I came home with a renewed faith and expectation that God would always find a way to meet our financial needs.   But the most satisfying thing about the trip was not the financial reward but the response I received in the churches and universities. I was based at Urbana with John and Sara, and I preached there the first Sunday morning I was there. I preached on repentance and was amazed to see how many people came forward in response to the appeal. I received a similar response everywhere I went, and I quickly learnt how different Americans are from us Brits in responding to an appeal.   But for most of the month I was travelling around the state of Illinois accompanied by Jim Hall who acted as my chauffeur and guide and was a great encouragement to me. We learned a lot from each other over the many miles we travelled together and became great friends. We visited eight universities altogether, spending two days in each. These were: Illinois State University, Normal; University of Illinois, Urbana; Northwestern University, Evanston; Northern Illinois University, DeKalb; Western Illinois University, Macomb; Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; and Eastern Illinois University, Charleston.   Over the course of the three weeks we were touring, dozens of students were baptised in the Spirit and began to speak in tongues, one professor telling me how grateful he was to God ‘for the wisdom he had given' me in the way I taught the Word and how I prayed for people to receive. And Jim Hall was so encouraged that he sent a report about my ministry to Aaron Linford, the editor of Redemption Tidings, which was published shortly after I returned to England.   I made a similar trip to Illinois two years later in October 74, visiting the same universities, but this time speaking on two main themes, The fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23), and The Christan's Armour (Ephesians 6:10-20). On each of these trips I had left Eileen and the children back in England and we all missed each other very much. For Eileen it was particularly difficult as in 1972 Jonathan was only two, and the girls were just seven and eight.   One example of this was when I returned at the end of October 72 and Eileen had driven up to Heathrow with the kids to meet me. During my trip people had asked me about the weather in England and if it was very foggy – I think they must have been watching some of the Sherlock Holmes movies – and I had replied that we occasionally get a bit of fog, but not very much. But ironically, when our flight approached Heathrow, the captain announced that our landing would be delayed because of fog. The delay was so long that we had to go back to Shannon in Ireland to refuel and we eventually landed at Heathrow four and a half hours later than scheduled. And all this time Eileen was waiting with three young children in a very crowded Heathrow. But the third time I went to the States Eileen and the children came with me. This was for six weeks from mid-February to the end of March 1977, and the children had to have special permission to miss school. This was granted on the educational value of the trip and on the condition that whenever possible they went to school in Wheaton, where John and Sara Miles were now living. Most of my ministry during the trip was in churches rather than in universities, although I did speak to students at a breakaway retreat in Carlinville, the headquarters of the Illinois district of Assemblies of God. I also conducted a seminar in Wheaton College on the baptism in the Spirit, more of which in a moment. Once again, the churches we visited were in Illinois. These included Rockford, Urbana, Granite City, Springfield, Naperville, Schaumberg, East Saint Louis (where we took the opportunity to go to the top of the famous arch), and La Grange. The experience at East Saint Louis was interesting for two reasons, first because after the morning service the whole congregation stayed behind for what they called an agapē meal, or love-feast, where they presented a delicious array of both hot and cold dishes.   That church was also significant because during the meal the pastor showed me the notes of a sermon he had preached which were almost identical to what I had preached that morning. It was on the subject of team leadership based on the church in Antioch (Acts 13), about which I will say more next time. The Lord was clearly saying the same thing to different people in different parts of the world.   Our experience at La Grange was even more interesting. I preached there on the first Sunday of our trip and they invited me back for a series of meetings from Sunday to Wednesday towards the end of our stay when I gave a series of talks on Gideon. We were invited by a family whose children were about the same age as ours for a typical Thanksgiving meal specially prepared for us as it was not really the season for Thanksgiving. It was on the Wednesday before the final service and we really enjoyed it, so much so in fact that we arrived a little late for the service and I was so full I could hardly preach!   Even more interesting was the fact that they enjoyed the ministry so much that they asked me if I would seriously consider accepting the pastorate of the church as the pastor had recently announced that he was moving on. The offer was extremely tempting, but, as I will explain later, by this time I was already convinced that the Lord was calling me to Mattersey.   Other significant features of that trip included a visit to the Assemblies of God headquarters in Springfield, Missouri, a journey to Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the invitation of Oral Roberts to attend as his guests a seminar at the Oral Roberts University, and finally, a seminar I was asked to conduct at Wheaton College on the baptism in the Holy Spirit on Saturday 19th March. On the Friday evening I had been asked to appear on television by a Christian TV station in Chicago and was on my way there accompanied by Pastor Tom Richardson when he received a phone call to say that they had made a last-minute decision to have instead a telethon evening to raise much needed funds.   Although this was disappointing, we had no alternative than to return to Wheaton where the next morning I preached on the baptism in the Spirit and several came forward for prayer and were filled with the Spirit. When the meeting was over, one of them asked me if I had heard Professor James Dunn the previous evening.   I said no, at which she expressed some surprise. Dunn, who is well-known for his rejection of the Pentecostal understanding of baptism in the Spirit, had given his reasons for doing so, but I, without knowing what he said, had answered him on every point. This was clearly, without my knowing it, due to the leading of the Holy Spirit in all I had said, and was in itself an evidence of the truth of what I was preaching.

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Debra's Testimonial: Overcoming Knee & Back Pain with Macomb Twp Chiropractic! Deborah is the perfect example of someone who received knee pain relief at Macomb Township Chiropractic. She came into our office just a short time ago stating her main concern was her knee pain. She also had mid and low back pain, and was rating her pain level at a 10 on a scale from 1-10. She was walking using a walker or cane, and complained about not being able to sleep at night. She couldn't get in and out of a car and stated she had trouble doing just about everything! Deb tried physical therapy twice for her knee pain and told us it did nothing to help! Being a little older, Deb was also dealing with some other medical issues so was seeking an alternative to more traditional medical care. We did a full consultation with Deborah and took Chiropractic x-rays on her first visit, and Dr. Chris found areas in her spine that were misaligned. These misalignment's were putting pressure on the nerves associated with her back and also her knees. Deborah's gate was also off which was adding additional, unnecessary pressure on her knees when she walked. Dr. Chris tailored a care plan for Deb which included regular Chiropractic adjustments, postural rehabilitation and disc decompression therapy. In just four short months Deb was having such great results she shot a YouTube video testimonial of her Macomb Twp Chiropractic knee pain success story. She stated today she is doing “very good!” Her balance has improved, she doesn't need to use a walker or cane anymore, she is sleeping good, and said she “feels like she's back to normal!” When asked what her pain level is today, Deb said it's a zero. Knee pain is pain directly behind the knee cap, joints of the knee, or ligaments surrounding the knee area. It can radiate to other parts of the leg, calf, thigh or foot. Knee pain can result from a number of things including injuries, sprains, arthritis, overuse, tendonitis, or pinched nerves. Risk factors include: excess weight, lack of muscle flexibility and strength, playing high impact sports, repetitive stress on the knee joint from certain occupations that involve prolonged kneeling, squatting, or heavy lifting, or an altered gate. An altered gate can cause stress on you knee joint, which can be caused from a misaligned spine or hips. What are the Symptoms of Knee Pain? The location or severity of knee pain can vary from sharp stabbing pain when moved, to dull, achy pain while resting. The pain can be persistent or come and go. Pain can radiate in the knee joint and be accompanied by swelling and stiffness, redness and warm to the touch, weakness or instability, or popping or crunching noises. What Kind of Problems Arise from Knee Pain? Knee pain can lead to a large number of problems including: difficulty walking, reduced mobility, inability to go up and down stairs, weakness or instability while walking, difficulty getting up from a chair, limited range of motion, sleep disturbances, work limitations, inability to participate in physical activities which can lead to social isolation, and discomfort doing daily tasks. There is also the possibility if left untreated, knee pain due to underlying causes can lead to arthritis, additional tears or cartilage damage, or even knee surgery. How Does Chiropractic Help? Chiropractors in Macomb Macomb  can help with knee pain in a number of ways. Pressure point manipulation around the knee joint can reduce pain and increase mobility. Chiropractic adjustments relieve pinched nerves and also increase blood flow, which promotes overall health and healing by enhancing the immune system and nervous system function. Spinal misalignments can often affect your posture and gate, which directly affects knee function. Correcting these misalignments often leads to improved knee function and less pain. Proven Chiropractic results for knee pain include: pain reduction, improved joint function, strengthened support muscles, reduced swelling and inflammation, and prevention of pain reoccurrence. What Does Macomb Township Chiropractic Offer? Dr. Chris McNeil is part of only a few elite Chiropractors who practices the highly specialized, scientific method of Chiropractic Biophysics. CPB looks to spinal rehabilitation to find the root cause of your pain and correct and restore it with proper spinal alignment. Proper alignment affects every muscle, tissue, and organ in your body, not only helping knee pain, but making you healthier in every way!  

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Global outcry at ICJ as Israel faces accusations of starving Palestinians At the International Court of Justice, South Africa accused Israel of using starvation as a weapon in Gaza, calling it a breach of international law. Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, and Spain echoed concerns, citing Israel's disregard for humanitarian obligations and UN rulings. Representatives warned of a collapsing aid system and worsening famine, urging global action and reaffirming support for Palestinian self-determination amid what was described as an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe. Israel, in its genocidal war, has killed more than fifty-two thousand three hundred Palestinians since October 2023 and wounded hundreds of thousands of others. UN chief urges two-state solution in Israeli war on Palestine United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has pushed countries to "take irreversible action towards implementing a two-state solution" between Israel and the Palestinians ahead of an international conference in June. "I encourage Member States to go beyond affirmations, and to think creatively about the concrete steps they will take to support a viable two-state solution before it is too late," Guterres told a Security Council meeting on Tuesday. France and Saudi Arabia will co-host the conference at the United Nations in June. Daesh-linked militants attack mourners in Nigerian village, killing 15 A wave of terror engulfed Kwaple village in Nigeria's Borno State when Daesh-linked militants stormed in on motorcycles, unleashing a hail of bullets on mourners and killing at least 15 people. "The ISWAP militants opened fire on the mourners and pursued them on motorcycles into the bush as they tried to flee," Ayuba Alamson, a community leader in Chibok, said. Local leaders are gripped with dread, warning that the true death toll may be far higher, with scores still missing in the chaos. Trump marks 100 days, promises defence investments US President Donald Trump kicked off a pair of events in Michigan, celebrating his first 100 days in office. Speaking to a packed rally in Macomb, Trump touted the country's economic growth, declaring, "Companies are coming back to Michigan." Highlighting a $1 trillion defence investment, he praised Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer for securing the Selfridge Air National Guard Base. While his approval rating dropped to 42 percent, according to a Reuters-Ipsos poll, Trump continues to promote his administration's successes, claiming the best start in US presidential history. BRICS unites in opposition to Trump's tariff policy BRICS foreign ministers, including those from China and Russia, criticised the growing "trade protectionism" during talks in Rio de Janeiro, a direct response to US President Dondald Trump's tariffs. Brazil's foreign minister, Mauro Vieira, emphasised the group's ""strong rejection"" of such policies, without naming Trump. Amid escalating tariffs, China has imposed 125 percent duties on US goods, while the US has slapped 10 percent tariffs on numerous countries. The ministers agreed on a unified stance against trade conflicts just ahead of the leaders' summit in three months.

The Monmouth-Roseville Titan host the Macomb Bombers at Sunny Lane Field for Senior Day.

April 29, 2025 ~ Macomb County is hosting Donald Trump's celebration of his first 100 days, considered to be a Republican stronghold. Mark Hackel, Macomb County executive, joins Lloyd, Jamie, and Chris Renwick to discuss the importance of Macomb being selected for this rally and Michigan as a battleground state as a whole.

As David prepares to lead his army into battle, his men recognize how valuable his one life is compared to theirs. His three commanders go out in his stead with specific instructions to be gentle with Absalom. The LORD delivers the victory to David over Absalom, but Joab disobediently takes matters into his own hands and kills Absalom. When news reaches David of the death of his son, he is overwhelmed by grief and sorrow.  Rev. Chris Hull, pastor at Immanuel Lutheran Church and Student Center in Macomb, IL, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study 2 Samuel 18:1-33.  "A Kingdom Unlike All the Nations” is a series on Sharper Iron that goes through 1-2 Samuel. This time in Israel's history has its highs and lows, but the LORD's faithfulness never wavers. He provides His Word to be proclaimed faithfully through prophets like Samuel and Nathan. Even as princes like Saul and David sit on an earthly throne, the LORD remains King over His people, even as He does now and forever through the Lord Jesus Christ. Sharper Iron, hosted by Rev. Timothy Appel, looks at the text of Holy Scripture both in its broad context and its narrow detail, all for the sake of proclaiming Christ crucified and risen for sinners. Two pastors engage with God's Word to sharpen not only their own faith and knowledge, but the faith and knowledge of all who listen. Submit comments or questions to: listener@kfuo.org

MIRS kicks things off with Greg Manz – the 2024 communications director for the Michigan House Republican Campaign Committee – and Democratic political consultant Mike Radtke. Together, they discuss statewide campaign rollouts ahead of the '26 elections, as well as the Governor's unusual appearance in the Oval Office (1:51).  The Macomb County Public Works Commission says raw sewage is being dumped into the Red Run Drain by Oakland County's storm water and sewage treatment facility, washing into the Clinton River and Lake St. Clair.  MIRS joins three Macomb state Representatives--two Republicans and a Democrat---who say they're all "pissed." (23:36). And learn more about the American Political Items Collectors' auction and collection show May 9-10 in Romulus (33:29). 

Mike Stephen discusses the potential impact of federal funding cuts for Illinois Humanities with executive director Gabrielle Lyon and Macomb-based singer-songwriter Chris Vallillo and then chats about the future of journalism with Prospect High School multimedia teacher Jason Block and seniors Claire Wynkoop and Kenny Munao while attending this year's Northern Illinois Scholastic Press Association conference.

Tim Goehl's story is one of redemption through amplifiers and power chords. After spending 22 years in Austin where his band Carbide nearly signed to Prosthetic Records before addiction derailed his dreams, Tim found himself back in Quincy, Illinois with a clean slate and a commitment to sobriety.When he arrived three and a half years ago, the local music scene was virtually nonexistent. A chance encounter with an old friend's touring band needing a show sparked what would become Midwest Monster Promotions—a labor of love that has now produced over 35 events and breathed life into a dormant musical community. "I turned my addiction from drugs to music," Tim shares, "because when I tried to do both, the drugs took the music away from me."Now working at a drug rehabilitation center by day while promoting shows and playing in five different bands by night (including his "stoner core" outfit Juggernaut Agenda), Tim has discovered that his second chance at music is sweeter than the first. He's built a DIY empire complete with handmade stages, local business sponsorships, and connections to bands from New York to Indiana. His upcoming fourth annual Metal Fest will feature 22 bands over two days, showcasing the incredible talent he believes is overlooked simply because of geography.Whether you're a metal enthusiast or simply appreciate stories of transformation and perseverance, check out Timothy's band Juggernaut Agenda this Saturday in Macomb, IL with Sustenance and Pursuit. Witness firsthand how one man's commitment to sobriety and music is reshaping the cultural landscape of the Midwest, one power chord at a time.Check out Dial The Wild on Facebook and Instagram#dialthewild

What happens when you trade Hollywood's corporate machine for the creative freedom of the Midwest? Filmmaker Kyle Remminga reveals his journey from editing yoga DVDs and network commercials to creating the award-winning indie horror anthology "Killanois" in Western Illinois.Walking through a park during the pandemic, Kyle witnessed a massive production spending a fortune to film two people sitting on a bench. That moment crystallized his frustration with the industry: "I could film six features on that." So he packed up his Hollywood knowledge, returned to his Midwestern roots, and assembled a team of passionate local collaborators."Killanois" connects four distinct horror stories through a psychopathic host character (brilliantly portrayed by Brandon Watts) who has kidnapped viewers, threatening them with a brick unless they listen to his twisted tales. The anthology format—inspired by classics like John Carpenter's "Body Bags"—allowed Kyle to finally realize short film concepts he'd been developing for over a decade.The local community in Macomb embraced the project enthusiastically, with municipal leaders, business owners, and talented locals contributing to make the film possible. This collaborative spirit resulted in "Killanois" winning "Best First Time Filmmakers" at the Hot Springs International Horror Film Festival.Catch a screening of "Killanois" in Macomb or Galesburg this April, and visit cubeofjustice.com to support their Kickstarter campaign for "Curebreed"—their ambitious next project aimed at creating professional film jobs in Western Illinois and establishing the region as a hub for independent filmmaking.Check out Dial The Wild on Facebook and Instagram#dialthewild

The underground metal scene has experienced a remarkable revival since the pandemic, and bands like Pursuit are at the forefront of this resurgence. Guitarist Henry joins us to discuss how this three-piece outfit from Fargo, North Dakota is carving their path through relentless touring and musical evolution.Henry reveals the band's fascinating sonic journey from their thrash metal beginnings to their current sound heavily influenced by grindcore legends like Napalm Death. "We trim the fat," he explains, describing their philosophy of crafting concise, impactful songs rather than indulging in technical excess. This approach has become central to their identity as they've refined their songwriting process.What makes Pursuit particularly interesting is how they've transformed potential limitations into strengths. As a three-piece, they've developed a symbiotic relationship between instruments where guitar and bass occupy distinct sonic territories while creating a massive, cohesive sound. Their pragmatic approach to touring—typically spanning 6-11 days while balancing day jobs—offers valuable insights for emerging bands about sustainable growth and realistic goal-setting.Don't miss Pursuit on their upcoming Midwest tour, including a stop at The Ritz in Macomb on April 12th, where they'll be joined by Sustenance from Georgia and Juggernaut Agenda from Quincy, llinois. Experience firsthand the raw energy and evolving sound of this promising band as they continue building toward turning their passion into a sustainable career.Check out Dial The Wild on Facebook and Instagram#dialthewild

Calvin Phelps is transforming a former jail in Mississippi into a radical contemporary art center. In this episode, we talk about community, equity, and why art needs purpose—not permission.Read the full article on our SubStack: [Bureau Queer Art].

In this episode of the ROCC Pod, we sit down with Christine Scott from Paul Scott Plumbing to talk about her journey in the plumbing industry, the importance of clean water, and the value of careers in the trades. Christine shares how she transitioned from the car business to plumbing after meeting her husband, Paul, and how she eventually became a licensed journeyman and contractor to help run the family business. After Paul's passing in 2016, she took over operations, continuing the legacy with the help of her two sons, who are now licensed master plumbers.We discuss the growing demand for skilled tradespeople and how plumbing offers a rewarding career path without the burden of student loan debt. Christine emphasizes the need for both men and women in the trades and actively mentors young professionals. She also highlights the importance of maintaining clean and safe water, referencing the ongoing presence of lead water lines in communities and the impact of the Flint water crisis. She advises homeowners to install water filtration systems, not just for drinking water but for household use as well.Real estate plays a big role in plumbing concerns, and Lisa shares her experience with buyers who assume city water is always safe. Christine stresses the importance of sewer inspections before purchasing a home, as unexpected repairs can cost tens of thousands of dollars. She explains the value of sewer scopes, which Paul Scott Plumbing provides for $450, and preventative maintenance like hydro jetting to keep pipes clear.Beyond plumbing, Christine shares her love for scuba diving, describing her experiences exploring the underwater world, including a recent trip to Hawaii where she swam with manta rays. We wrap up with a lighthearted fishbowl question about fashion trends, where Christine reveals her appreciation for vintage 50s styles.Paul Scott Plumbing serves Oakland, Macomb, and parts of Wayne and Genesee counties, offering 24/7 emergency services. To contact them, visit www.paulscottplumbing.com or call (248) 547-9334. Learn more about the Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce: https://www.royaloakchamber.com/Connect with our hosts:Jon Gay from JAG in Detroit Podcasts - http://www.jagindetroit.com/Lisa Bibbee from Century 21 Northland - http://soldbylisab.com/

What if the people around you – your coworkers, neighbors, even your closest friends – aren't human at all, but something else hiding in plain sight?IN THIS EPISODE: Have you ever felt like something was off about someone you met? What if the truth was more bizarre than you could imagine - that aliens walk secretly among us, perfectly disguised? (Mimic In The Mirror) *** The short story “Eight O'Clock In The Morning” by Ray Nelson – the inspiration for the movie “They Live!” *** Left-handedness: once a mark of the devil, now a unique trait celebrated across the globe. From the Salem Witch Trials to modern-day challenges with spiral notebooks, left-handers have been forced to navigate a world designed for righties, despite the historical stigmas, surprising advantages, and the evolving recognition of left-handers in combat, culture, and commerce. (Left-Handers Are In League With The Devil) *** In the shadow of Switzerland's majestic Eiger mountain, 29-year-old Aidan Roche vanished without a trace during a solo hiking trip. Despite an unlocked camper-van and one last eerie messages sent from the trail, his disappearance remained shrouded in mystery. Months later, a grim discovery brought more questions than answers. (The Disappearance of Aidan Roche) *** In the summer of 1948, a series of inexplicable fires ravaged the Willey farm near Macomb, Illinois, destroying the family's home and barns. Despite the efforts of local authorities and the U.S. Air Force, no logical explanation could be found for the hundreds of mysterious blazes that seemed to start spontaneously. At the center of this baffling case was 13-year-old Wanet McNeil, whose alleged confession to arson left many unconvinced. Was Wanet truly responsible? Could she have been starting the fires with her mind? (The Macomb Firestarter) *** In 1991, 63-year-old Vasile Gorgos left his home in Romania to visit a cattle market and never returned, leaving his family to believe he had met a tragic fate. But 30 years later, Vasile shocked everyone when he mysteriously reappeared, wearing the same clothes as the day he vanished and carrying an unused train ticket from 1991 in his pocket. With no memory of where he'd been for three decades, Vasile's strange case has left people wondering if his disappearance could be tied to supernatural phenomena like portals, alien abduction, or shifts in time and space itself. (The Mysterious Vanishing of Vasile Gorgos)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and “Eight O'Clock In The Morning” (short fiction)00:12:56.437 = Show Open00:16:17.428 = Mimic In The Mirror (Are Aliens Among Us?)00:26:35.300 = Left-Handers Are In League With The Devil00:33:31.717 = The Disappearance of Aidan Roche00:39:55.288 = The Macomb Firestarter00:50:15.736 = The Mysterious Vanishing of Vasile Gorgos00:57:42.799 = Show Close, Verse, and Final ThoughtSOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…“Eight O'Clock In The Morning” by Ray Nelson: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mu7tmynm“Mimic In The Mirror” source: Sean Casteel at Spectral Vision: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckjpyz8BOOK: “Mimics – The Others Among Us” by Sean Casteel and Tim R. Swartz: https://amzn.to/3Ws07IJBOOK: “Sky Crash Throughout Time (A Cosmic Conspiracy)” by Philip Kinsella and Brenda Butler: https://amzn.to/3WlE2v2“Left-Handers Are In League With The Devil” source: Baiily Benningfield at Ranker's Graveyard Shift:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8acbdh“The Disappearance of Aidan Roche” source: Strange Outdoors: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mrxvj87r“The Macomb Firestarter” by Troy Taylor: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5n7dbzmh (used with permission)“The Mysterious Vanishing of Vasile Gorgos” source: Marcus Lowth at UFO Insight:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/jxztu8nd=====Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateInfo on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScreamInfo on the next WEIRDO WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV=====(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.=====Originally aired: April 30, 2024EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/TheyLive

From work commutes to connecting people with destinations across Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties, SMART has been Southeast Michigan's trusted transit provider since 1967.As the General Manager of the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART), Dwight A. Ferrell oversees a complex organization that provides essential public transit and paratransit services to the residents of Southeast Michigan. Ferrell has more than 35 years of experience in the public sector, managing large-scale operations, budgets, programs, and projects for some of the nation's most prominent transit agencies. 

In the summer of 1948, a peaceful farm outside Macomb, Illinois, became the site of one of the strangest fire outbreaks in history. Hundreds of blazes erupted out of nowhere, scorching walls, igniting furniture, and consuming entire buildings—all without any identifiable cause. At the center of the mystery stood 13-year-old Wanet McNeil, a girl accused of arson despite reports that the fires ignited when she wasn't even in the room.Was this a case of pyrokinetic activity, an extreme emotional outburst manifesting in the physical world, or something even more sinister? Join Gary and GoldieAnn as they explore Within the Mist of Illinois for the truth of the eerie events of the Willey farm, the desperate search for answers, and the lingering doubts that leave this case unsolved to this day. Tune in and decide for yourself—was Wanet truly to blame, or did something paranormal stalk the farm that summer? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the summer of 1948, a peaceful farm outside Macomb, Illinois, became the site of one of the strangest fire outbreaks in history. Hundreds of blazes erupted out of nowhere, scorching walls, igniting furniture, and consuming entire buildings—all without any identifiable cause. At the center of the mystery stood 13-year-old Wanet McNeil, a girl accused of arson despite reports that the fires ignited when she wasn't even in the room.Was this a case of pyrokinetic activity, an extreme emotional outburst manifesting in the physical world, or something even more sinister? Join Gary and GoldieAnn as they explore Within the Mist of Illinois for the truth of the eerie events of the Willey farm, the desperate search for answers, and the lingering doubts that leave this case unsolved to this day. Tune in and decide for yourself—was Wanet truly to blame, or did something paranormal stalk the farm that summer? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send us a textAudio Only AdventureJoin me, Craig the Natural Medic, as we embark on an adventure through the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, where nature's artistry is on full display. Ever wondered what makes the landscape of the Needles so captivating? Prepare to be amazed by the mesmerizing formations created by sandstone sliding under a salt layer, forming parallel cracks that have been shaped over time into the iconic needles. Our journey kicks off from the Big Spring Canyon Overlook, offering a spectacular view of the confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers—a geographical marvel first mapped by the Macomb expedition in 1859. Our exploration doesn't stop there. Venture with me along the challenging Confluence Overlook Trail, where the raw power of nature is on full display through breathtaking vistas. Discover the rich biodiversity of the Slickrock and Pothole Point Trails, where seemingly barren potholes come alive with snails, beetles, and shrimp—creatures that thrive in the unique desert habitat. Learn about the significance of protecting the cryptobiotic soil crust and the fascinating story behind the mushroom-shaped rocks that evoke memories of classic video games. This episode promises an immersive and educational journey that captures the essence of one of America's most extraordinary landscapes, leaving you inspired by the wonders of the natural world.Support the show

February 7, 2025 ~ Thrilla Gives vice president Tony Rubino and director Alexandria DeSano-Salvaggio join Guy, Lloyd, and Jamie to talk about their event coming to Palazzo Grande in Macomb on May 14, and the many charities and nonprofits they support.

Chris Holman welcomes back Tom Kelly, President & CEO, Automation Alley, Troy, MI. Q. Thanks for coming back to talk about Project DIAMOnD. We've had you on several times this year to talk about Project DIAMOnD but we understand that you got some very good news related to additional federal funding last week – can you tell us more about that? Yes -- Project DIAMOnD just received $1.9 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that was allocated to us by the state of Michigan. The funding was announced last week by the Michigan Infrastructure Office. In addition, to that, the Michigan Economic Development Corp. announced that it would contribute $475,000 in new funding and Automation Alley will also contribute $125,000 in new funding. So, in total, that's an additional $2.5 million. Q. That's great news. Can you tell us how you are going to use this additional funding? Until now, we have been funded by Oakland, Macomb and Wayne Counties – but our goal is to expand our network of connected 3D printers to companies across the state. This investment represents an important first step in our vision of scaling Project DIAMOnD statewide to empower small- and medium-sized manufacturers across Michigan. This additional funding will support the expansion of Project DIAMOnD to 100 small and mid-sized manufacturers. We have also committed to using a minimum of 40% of the funding for companies in disadvantaged or underserved communities across the state. Participating companies will have access to the Project DIAMOnD Digital Transformation Program – which opened earlier this earlier this year – and expert assistance at the Project DIAMOnD Digital Transformation Center (DTC) in Auburn Hills. Q: Can you remind our listeners what that Digital Transformation Center is? Of course! It provides companies access to industrial 3D printing equipment, training and support. The new Digital Transformation Center (DTC) is supported by Geofabrica, an Auburn Hills, Michigan business that specializes in the development of custom 3D printing systems and processes for industrial applications. Through the DTC, Project DIAMOnD companies will have access to additive manufacturing courses, a team of experts, and access to additional 3D printers to test and make products. Q: Let's take a step back – can you remind our listeners what Project DIAMOnD is? Project DIAMOnD stands for distributed, independent, agile manufacturing on demand. It is an initiative powered by Automation Alley and funded by Oakland County, Michigan. Project DIAMOnD was developed in October 2020 to help Michigan manufacturers accelerate their digital transformation. It was initially funded with $10 million from Oakland County and $2 million from Macomb County. We used that funding to distribute 300 3D printers to small- and mid-size manufacturers at no cost, and to teach them how to use them. Q. If I recall correctly, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer expressed her support earlier this year at the Mackinac Policy Conference for the work that Automation Alley and Project DIAMOnD are doing – is that correct? Yes, that's correct. We held a press conference with the Governor at Mackinac back in May. At the time, she expressed support for our plan to expand statewide. Last weeks' announcement builds on the governor's vision to expand the “Infrastructure for Innovation,” shared technology and resources that entrepreneurs and businesses can leverage to grow in Michigan. We are very thankful to Governor for her support and for the state for its support. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN's YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/

As the people of God once praised God for His deliverance from slavery in Egypt, so the people of God again praise Him for the greater exodus He gives through the promised Messiah. Both individually and together as the whole Church, Christians sing in thanksgiving that God has turned His anger to comfort for the sake of Jesus. He is our salvation, our strength, and our song. In Jesus, we drink the living water of God's Word and confess His salvation with joy to all the nations.  Rev. Chris Hull, pastor at Immanuel Lutheran Church and Student Center in Macomb, IL, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Isaiah 12:1-6.  "The Fifth Evangelist” is a series on Sharper Iron that goes through Isaiah 1-39. The prophet proclaims to the people of his day and throughout history that the Holy One of Israel alone is exalted. Those who put their trust in the strength of man will be brought low, but those who trust in the LORD will see that He is their Immanuel. Jesus is God with us who reigns over the kingdom of God forever and ever! Sharper Iron, hosted by Rev. Timothy Appel, looks at the text of Holy Scripture both in its broad context and its narrow detail, all for the sake of proclaiming Christ crucified and risen for sinners. Two pastors engage with God's Word to sharpen not only their own faith and knowledge, but the faith and knowledge of all who listen. Submit comments or questions to: listener@kfuo.org Sharper Iron is underwritten by Lutheran Church Extension Fund, where your investments help support the work of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Visit lcef.org.

A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for Macomb, Oakland, Genesee, Lapeer, St. Clair, Livingston and Shiawassee Counties until 1 a.m. Tuesday. WWJ's Tony Ortiz has the latest from AccuWeather on the situation as he runs down the local news headlines for your Monday afternoon in Metro Detroit. (Image credit: AccuWeather)

Surprising. He was so unexpectedly humble, thoughtful and intellectual. A self-proclaimed "nerd," Tyler bucks all the jock stereotypes with his articulate answers and analytical thinking. Not to mention sweet, "Home is wherever my family is."  Listen as this Macomb, IL born (add many moves in between), now happily rooted in Champaign, University of Illinois basketball player turned coach talks adding value wherever he can on the court. We also chatted nepotism, basketball as an art, carrying a book over carrying a phone, blaming coaches vs. players, trolling haters and his passion and allegiance to the community and athletic program. For the guy who wants to talk about anything other than basketball, I so appreciate his time and wish him a unforgettable season. ILL.I'd like to thank this episode's sponsor Illini Pella Windows & Doors of Champaign. At 1001 N Country Fair in Champaign you'll find the brand synonymous with quality in windows and doors. Pella is one of America's most trusted names for replacement windows, entry doors and sliding patio doors. Visit their showroom on Country Fair Drive or call (217) 356-6474. Pellaofchampaign.com has all the information you need for planning. Thank you so much for listening! However your podcast host of choice allows, please positively: rate, review, comment and give all the stars! Don't forget to follow, subscribe, share and ring that notification bell so you know when the next episode drops! Also, search and follow hyperlocalscu on all social media. If I forgot anything or you need me, visit my website at HyperLocalsCU.com. Byee.

A local's deep dive into Macomb County—bellwether for the nation where the DC swamp comes to shake hands in diners and find out what's actually going on in this country. We talk to Macomb Prosecutor Peter Lucido and Rep. John James' campaign manager, Hannah Osantowske.Discover more at Enjoyer.com/PodcastFollow James on X: @DownI75 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michiganenjoyer.substack.com

#DrKenyattaCavil #SportsLab #HBCUsports"Inside the HBCU Sports Lab" episode 579 with Dr. Kenyatta Cavil, Mike Washington & Charles Bishop radio show. Today's show will be a good one as Doc, Bryan Fulford and AD Drew discuss HBCU news and sports plus preview this weekend's upcoming football matchups.TOPICS:ESPN's First Take to Broadcast Live from Morehouse College, Nov. 8SWAC Announces Soccer Tournament Seedings and Quarterfinals MatchupsHBCU NFL prospect nears school's all-time sack record from HBCUGameday.comMEAC Announces Weekly Volleyball Honors, presented by Coca-ColaShedeur Sanders is entering the 2025 NFL Draft —here's whyDR. CAVIL'S INSIDE THE HBCU HUDDLE REPORTHOUSTON– Dr. Cavil's 2024 HBCU Major Division Football Poll Rankings – Week 10The Jackson State Tigers New No. 1 in PollDR. CAVIL'S INSIDE THE HBCU HUDDLE REPORTHOUSTON– Dr. Cavil's 2024 HBCU Mid-Major Division Football Poll Rankings – Week 9The Virginia Union Panthers New No. 1 in Week 9MID-MAJOR DIVISION GAMESSAT, NOV 09 2:00 PM EST - MCPHERSON MEMORIAL STADIUM, XENIA, OHKENTUCKY ST. THOROBREDS (3-6, 3-4) AT CENTRAL ST. (OH) MARAUDERS (1-8, 1-6)SAT, NOV 09 2:00 PM EST - B. T. HARVEY, ATLANTA, GANO. 6 CLARK ATLANTA PANTHERS (6-2-1, 5-2) AT MOREHOUSE MAROON TIGERS (1-8, 1-5)SAT, NOV 09 2:00 PM EST - DWIGHT T. REED STADIUM, JEFFERSON CITY, MOLANE DRAGONS (3-5, 3-4) AT LINCOLN (MO) BLUE TIGERS ()SAT, NOV 09 2:00 PM EST - BULLDOG STADIUM, BOWIE, MDLINCOLN (PA) LIONS (2-7, 2-4) AT BOWIE ST. BULLDOGS (3-6, 2-4)SAT, NOV 09 2:00 PM EST - MITCHELL STADIUM, BLUEFIELD, WVELIZABETH CITY ST. VIKINGS (2-7, 2-4) AT BLUEFIELD ST. BIG BLUE (1-8, 0-6)SAT, NOV 09 2:00 PM EST - ROGERS STADIUM, PETERSBURG, VANO. 1 VIRGINIA UNION PANTHERS (7-2, 6-0) AT NO. 4 VIRGINIA ST. TROJANS (6-3, 5-1)SAT, NOV 09 2:30 PM EST - BOWMAN-GRAY, WINSTON-SALEM, NCFAYETTEVILLE ST. BRONCOS (4-4, 3-3) AT NO. 5 WINSTON-SALEM RAMS (6-3, 4-2)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST - ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY COLISEUM, ALBANY, GANO. 7 FORT VALLEY ST. WILDCATS (6-3, 6-1) AT NO. 11 ALBANY ST. (GA) GOLDEN RAMS (5-4, 5-2)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST - CHARLES W. JOHNSON, COLUMBIA, SCSAVANNAH ST. TIGERS (5-4, 5-2) AT BENEDICT TIGERS (3-6, 3-4)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST - ABBOTT MEMORIAL STADIUM, TUSKEGEE, ALNO. 3 MILES GOLDEN BEARS (7-2, 7-0) AT NO. 10 TUSKEGEE GOLDEN TIGERS (5-4, 5-2)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST - ALUMNI MEMORIAL, SALISBURY, NCNO. 2 JOHNSON C. SMITH GOLDEN BULLS (8-1, 5-1) AT LIVINGSTONE BLUE BEARS (5-4, 3-3)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST – CROWLEY ISD MULTI-PURPOSE STADIUM, FORT WORTH, TXNO. 12 LANGSTON LIONS (5-3, 4-2) AT TEXAS WESLEYAN (8-0, 6-0)SAT, NOV 09 6:00 PM EST – KESLER MULTI-PURPOSE FIELD, WEST PALM BEACH, FLNO. 12 FLORIDA MEMORIAL LIONS (5-2-1, 4-1) AT KELSER FALCONS (7-0, 4-0)MAJOR DIVISION GAMESSAT, NOV 09 2:00 PM EST - JOHNNY UNITAS® STADIUM, TOWSON, MDNO. 8 HAMPTON PIRATES (5-4, 2-3) AT TOWSON TIGERS (4-5, 2-3)SAT, NOV 09 2:00 PM EST - VILLANOVA, VILLANOVA, PAN.C. A&T AGGIES (1-8, 0-5) AT VILLANOVA WILDCATS (7-2, 4-1)SAT, NOV 09 2:00 PM EST - ALUMNI STADIUM, DOVER, DEMORGAN ST. BEARS (4-5, 1-1) AT DELAWARE ST. HORNETS (1-8, 0-2)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST - HANSON FIELD, MACOMB, ILNO. 7 TENNESSEE ST. TIGERS (6-3, 3-2) AT WESTERN ILL. LEATHERNECKS (3-6, 2-3)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST - MISSISSIPPI MEMORIAL, JACKSON, MSMississippi Val. Delta Devils (0-9, 0-5) at No. 1 Jackson St. Tigers (7-2, 5-0)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST - SIMMONS BANK FIELD, PINE BLUFF, ARAlabama A&M Bulldogs (3-5, 1-3) at Ark.-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (3-6, 2-3)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST – A. W. MUMFORD STADIUM, BATON ROUGE, LABethune-Cookman Wildcats (2-7, 2-3) at No. 6 Southern Jaguars (5-4, 4-1)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST - PANTHER STADIUM AT BLACKSHEAR FIELD, PRAIRIE VIEW, TXNO. 4 Florida A&M Rattlers (5-3, 3-1) at Prairie View Panthers (4-5, 2-3)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST - ROBINSON, GRAMBLING, LANO. 5 Alabama St. Hornets (5-3, 4-1) at Grambling Tigers (4-5, 1-4)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST - JACK SPINKS-MARINO CASEM STADIUM, LORMAN,MSTexas Southern Tigers (3-5, 2-3) at Alcorn Braves (4-5, 3-2)SAT, NOV 09 3:30 PM EST - GREENE STADIUM, WASHINGTON, DCNO. 2 SOUTH CAROLINA ST. BULLDOGS (6-2, 2-0) AT HOWARD BISON (4-5, 1-1)@InsidetheHBCUSportsLab on Facebook Live and Spreaker.‬Contributions welcome at CashApp $JafusCavil

#DrKenyattaCavil #SportsLab #HBCUsports"Inside the HBCU Sports Lab" episode 578 with Dr. Kenyatta Cavil, Mike Washington & Charles Bishop radio show. Today's show will be a good one as David Rhodes, Jeff "Hamptonite" Johnson, and Brandon King discuss HBCU Division 2 news and sports plus preview this weekend's upcoming football matchups.DR. CAVIL'S INSIDE THE HBCU HUDDLE REPORTHOUSTON– Dr. Cavil's 2024 HBCU Major Division Football Poll Rankings – Week 10The Jackson State Tigers New No. 1 in PollDR. CAVIL'S INSIDE THE HBCU HUDDLE REPORTHOUSTON– Dr. Cavil's 2024 HBCU Mid-Major Division Football Poll Rankings – Week 9The Virginia Union Panthers New No. 1 in Week 9MID-MAJOR DIVISION GAMESSAT, NOV 09 2:00 PM EST - MCPHERSON MEMORIAL STADIUM, XENIA, OHKENTUCKY ST. THOROBREDS (3-6, 3-4) AT CENTRAL ST. (OH) MARAUDERS (1-8, 1-6)SAT, NOV 09 2:00 PM EST - B. T. HARVEY, ATLANTA, GANO. 6 CLARK ATLANTA PANTHERS (6-2-1, 5-2) AT MOREHOUSE MAROON TIGERS (1-8, 1-5)SAT, NOV 09 2:00 PM EST - DWIGHT T. REED STADIUM, JEFFERSON CITY, MOLANE DRAGONS (3-5, 3-4) AT LINCOLN (MO) BLUE TIGERS ()SAT, NOV 09 2:00 PM EST - BULLDOG STADIUM, BOWIE, MDLINCOLN (PA) LIONS (2-7, 2-4) AT BOWIE ST. BULLDOGS (3-6, 2-4)SAT, NOV 09 2:00 PM EST - MITCHELL STADIUM, BLUEFIELD, WVELIZABETH CITY ST. VIKINGS (2-7, 2-4) AT BLUEFIELD ST. BIG BLUE (1-8, 0-6)SAT, NOV 09 2:00 PM EST - ROGERS STADIUM, PETERSBURG, VANO. 1 VIRGINIA UNION PANTHERS (7-2, 6-0) AT NO. 4 VIRGINIA ST. TROJANS (6-3, 5-1)SAT, NOV 09 2:30 PM EST - BOWMAN-GRAY, WINSTON-SALEM, NCFAYETTEVILLE ST. BRONCOS (4-4, 3-3) AT NO. 5 WINSTON-SALEM RAMS (6-3, 4-2)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST - ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY COLISEUM, ALBANY, GANO. 7 FORT VALLEY ST. WILDCATS (6-3, 6-1) AT NO. 11 ALBANY ST. (GA) GOLDEN RAMS (5-4, 5-2)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST - CHARLES W. JOHNSON, COLUMBIA, SCSAVANNAH ST. TIGERS (5-4, 5-2) AT BENEDICT TIGERS (3-6, 3-4)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST - ABBOTT MEMORIAL STADIUM, TUSKEGEE, ALNO. 3 MILES GOLDEN BEARS (7-2, 7-0) AT NO. 10 TUSKEGEE GOLDEN TIGERS (5-4, 5-2)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST - ALUMNI MEMORIAL, SALISBURY, NCNO. 2 JOHNSON C. SMITH GOLDEN BULLS (8-1, 5-1) AT LIVINGSTONE BLUE BEARS (5-4, 3-3)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST – CROWLEY ISD MULTI-PURPOSE STADIUM, FORT WORTH, TXNO. 12 LANGSTON LIONS (5-3, 4-2) AT TEXAS WESLEYAN (8-0, 6-0)SAT, NOV 09 6:00 PM EST – KESLER MULTI-PURPOSE FIELD, WEST PALM BEACH, FLNO. 12 FLORIDA MEMORIAL LIONS (5-2-1, 4-1) AT KELSER FALCONS (7-0, 4-0)MAJOR DIVISION GAMESSAT, NOV 09 2:00 PM EST - JOHNNY UNITAS® STADIUM, TOWSON, MDNO. 8 HAMPTON PIRATES (5-4, 2-3) AT TOWSON TIGERS (4-5, 2-3)SAT, NOV 09 2:00 PM EST - VILLANOVA, VILLANOVA, PAN.C. A&T AGGIES (1-8, 0-5) AT VILLANOVA WILDCATS (7-2, 4-1)SAT, NOV 09 2:00 PM EST - ALUMNI STADIUM, DOVER, DEMORGAN ST. BEARS (4-5, 1-1) AT DELAWARE ST. HORNETS (1-8, 0-2)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST - HANSON FIELD, MACOMB, ILNO. 7 TENNESSEE ST. TIGERS (6-3, 3-2) AT WESTERN ILL. LEATHERNECKS (3-6, 2-3)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST - MISSISSIPPI MEMORIAL, JACKSON, MSMississippi Val. Delta Devils (0-9, 0-5) at No. 1 Jackson St. Tigers (7-2, 5-0)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST - SIMMONS BANK FIELD, PINE BLUFF, ARAlabama A&M Bulldogs (3-5, 1-3) at Ark.-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (3-6, 2-3)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST – A. W. MUMFORD STADIUM, BATON ROUGE, LABethune-Cookman Wildcats (2-7, 2-3) at No. 6 Southern Jaguars (5-4, 4-1)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST - PANTHER STADIUM AT BLACKSHEAR FIELD, PRAIRIE VIEW, TXNO. 4 Florida A&M Rattlers (5-3, 3-1) at Prairie View Panthers (4-5, 2-3)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST - ROBINSON, GRAMBLING, LANO. 5 Alabama St. Hornets (5-3, 4-1) at Grambling Tigers (4-5, 1-4)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST - JACK SPINKS-MARINO CASEM STADIUM, LORMAN,MSTexas Southern Tigers (3-5, 2-3) at Alcorn Braves (4-5, 3-2)SAT, NOV 09 3:30 PM EST - GREENE STADIUM, WASHINGTON, DCNO. 2 SOUTH CAROLINA ST. BULLDOGS (6-2, 2-0) AT HOWARD BISON (4-5, 1-1)@InsidetheHBCUSportsLab on Facebook Live and Spreaker.‬Contributions welcome at CashApp $JafusCavil

#DrKenyattaCavil #SportsLab #HBCUsports"Inside the HBCU Sports Lab" episode 577 with Dr. Kenyatta Cavil, Mike Washington & Charles Bishop radio show. Today's show will be a good one as Doc, Mike, Charles, and  Wilton discuss HBCU news and sports plus preview this weekend's upcoming football matchups.TOPICS:MEAC Announces Weekly Football Honors, presented by Coca-ColaNorfolk State claims fifth straight MEAC Men's Cross Country Championship Title, N.C. Central's Meshack Kuyo Wins Individual GoldNorfolk State wins second consecutive MEAC Women's Cross Country Championship, Howard's Joslyn Crosby Wins GoldTexas Southern Soccer Makes History, Wins SWAC Regular Season TitleSWAC Announces Soccer Tournament Seedings and Quarterfinals MatchupsMonumental Sports Network Partners with Five Local Universities and HBCU GO for Robust 2024-25 College Basketball Schedule from MonumentalSports.comSouth Carolina State's Phoenix Earns HBCU+ FCS National AwardHBCU football bowl game won't happen this year from HBCUGameday.comHBCU NFL prospect nears school's all-time sack record from HBCUGameday.comMEAC Announces Weekly Volleyball Honors, presented by Coca-ColaDR. CAVIL'S INSIDE THE HBCU HUDDLE REPORTHOUSTON– Dr. Cavil's 2024 HBCU Major Division Football Poll Rankings – Week 10The Jackson State Tigers New No. 1 in PollDR. CAVIL'S INSIDE THE HBCU HUDDLE REPORTHOUSTON– Dr. Cavil's 2024 HBCU Mid-Major Division Football Poll Rankings – Week 9The Virginia Union Panthers New No. 1 in Week 9MID-MAJOR DIVISION GAMESSAT, NOV 09 2:00 PM EST - MCPHERSON MEMORIAL STADIUM, XENIA, OHKENTUCKY ST. THOROBREDS (3-6, 3-4) AT CENTRAL ST. (OH) MARAUDERS (1-8, 1-6)SAT, NOV 09 2:00 PM EST - B. T. HARVEY, ATLANTA, GANO. 6 CLARK ATLANTA PANTHERS (6-2-1, 5-2) AT MOREHOUSE MAROON TIGERS (1-8, 1-5)SAT, NOV 09 2:00 PM EST - DWIGHT T. REED STADIUM, JEFFERSON CITY, MOLANE DRAGONS (3-5, 3-4) AT LINCOLN (MO) BLUE TIGERS ()SAT, NOV 09 2:00 PM EST - BULLDOG STADIUM, BOWIE, MDLINCOLN (PA) LIONS (2-7, 2-4) AT BOWIE ST. BULLDOGS (3-6, 2-4)SAT, NOV 09 2:00 PM EST - MITCHELL STADIUM, BLUEFIELD, WVELIZABETH CITY ST. VIKINGS (2-7, 2-4) AT BLUEFIELD ST. BIG BLUE (1-8, 0-6)SAT, NOV 09 2:00 PM EST - ROGERS STADIUM, PETERSBURG, VANO. 1 VIRGINIA UNION PANTHERS (7-2, 6-0) AT NO. 4 VIRGINIA ST. TROJANS (6-3, 5-1)SAT, NOV 09 2:30 PM EST - BOWMAN-GRAY, WINSTON-SALEM, NCFAYETTEVILLE ST. BRONCOS (4-4, 3-3) AT NO. 5 WINSTON-SALEM RAMS (6-3, 4-2)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST - ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY COLISEUM, ALBANY, GANO. 7 FORT VALLEY ST. WILDCATS (6-3, 6-1) AT NO. 11 ALBANY ST. (GA) GOLDEN RAMS (5-4, 5-2)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST - CHARLES W. JOHNSON, COLUMBIA, SCSAVANNAH ST. TIGERS (5-4, 5-2) AT BENEDICT TIGERS (3-6, 3-4)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST - ABBOTT MEMORIAL STADIUM, TUSKEGEE, ALNO. 3 MILES GOLDEN BEARS (7-2, 7-0) AT NO. 10 TUSKEGEE GOLDEN TIGERS (5-4, 5-2)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST - ALUMNI MEMORIAL, SALISBURY, NCNO. 2 JOHNSON C. SMITH GOLDEN BULLS (8-1, 5-1) AT LIVINGSTONE BLUE BEARS (5-4, 3-3)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST – CROWLEY ISD MULTI-PURPOSE STADIUM, FORT WORTH, TXNO. 12 LANGSTON LIONS (5-3, 4-2) AT TEXAS WESLEYAN (8-0, 6-0)SAT, NOV 09 6:00 PM EST – KESLER MULTI-PURPOSE FIELD, WEST PALM BEACH, FLNO. 12 FLORIDA MEMORIAL LIONS (5-2-1, 4-1) AT KELSER FALCONS (7-0, 4-0)MAJOR DIVISION GAMESSAT, NOV 09 2:00 PM EST - JOHNNY UNITAS® STADIUM, TOWSON, MDNO. 8 HAMPTON PIRATES (5-4, 2-3) AT TOWSON TIGERS (4-5, 2-3)SAT, NOV 09 2:00 PM EST - VILLANOVA, VILLANOVA, PAN.C. A&T AGGIES (1-8, 0-5) AT VILLANOVA WILDCATS (7-2, 4-1)SAT, NOV 09 2:00 PM EST - ALUMNI STADIUM, DOVER, DEMORGAN ST. BEARS (4-5, 1-1) AT DELAWARE ST. HORNETS (1-8, 0-2)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST - HANSON FIELD, MACOMB, ILNO. 7 TENNESSEE ST. TIGERS (6-3, 3-2) AT WESTERN ILL. LEATHERNECKS (3-6, 2-3)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST - MISSISSIPPI MEMORIAL, JACKSON, MSMississippi Val. Delta Devils (0-9, 0-5) at No. 1 Jackson St. Tigers (7-2, 5-0)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST - SIMMONS BANK FIELD, PINE BLUFF, ARAlabama A&M Bulldogs (3-5, 1-3) at Ark.-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (3-6, 2-3)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST – A. W. MUMFORD STADIUM, BATON ROUGE, LABethune-Cookman Wildcats (2-7, 2-3) at No. 6 Southern Jaguars (5-4, 4-1)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST - PANTHER STADIUM AT BLACKSHEAR FIELD, PRAIRIE VIEW, TXNO. 4 Florida A&M Rattlers (5-3, 3-1) at Prairie View Panthers (4-5, 2-3)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST - ROBINSON, GRAMBLING, LANO. 5 Alabama St. Hornets (5-3, 4-1) at Grambling Tigers (4-5, 1-4)SAT, NOV 09 3:00 PM EST - JACK SPINKS-MARINO CASEM STADIUM, LORMAN, MSTexas Southern Tigers (3-5, 2-3) at Alcorn Braves (4-5, 3-2)SAT, NOV 09 3:30 PM EST - GREENE STADIUM, WASHINGTON, DCNO. 2 SOUTH CAROLINA ST. BULLDOGS (6-2, 2-0) AT HOWARD  BISON (4-5, 1-1)@InsidetheHBCUSportsLab on Facebook Live and Spreaker.‬Contributions welcome at CashApp $JafusCavil

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For this episode, host Mahlah Freeman spoke with Kelly Stuckelberg, a powerhouse McCombs alumna who earned her MBA in 1991. She went on to become the CFO of Zoom and a staunch McCombs supporter.  We talked about how philanthropy plays a role in her life, how the lesson she learned at Macomb shaped her, and what she wants her legacy to be. 

Can you do as well as Eric from Macomb in today's edition of the Two Grand Slam?

The Gathering is more than five days. One of the ways we hope that groups come together is in pre-Gathering Bible studies. Pastor Doug Bender and DCE AJ Vega, members of the Gathering Bible Study Team, join us to talk about the themes and values of pre-Gathering Bible studies.  Bios:  Pastor Doug Bender serves as an associate pastor at Immanuel Lutheran Church and School in Macomb, Michigan. Before serving at Immanuel, Pastor Doug was a campus pastor for six years at Concordia University Wisconsin. One of his greatest passions is supporting and encouraging students and young people in faith and life, and he is thrilled to join the Gathering planning team and for the ways God's Word will impact countless lives before, during, and after the Gathering!  AJ Vega is the Director of Discipleship and Outreach at St. John's Church and Renewal Church in Denver, Colorado. AJ has served on multiple teams for the Gathering in the past, including serving as an Emcee for the 2019 Gathering in Minneapolis and serving on the Bible Study Team in 2022 in Houston. When not working, AJ loves to spend time with his expecting wife (!) his cat, Bruno, and drinking pour-over coffee in the wee hours of the morning.  Youth Gathering Resources: LCMS Youth Gathering Website – lcmsgathering.com Facebook Page – facebook.com/lcmsgathering Facebook Group – facebook.com/groups/LCMSYouthMinistry LCMS Youth Gathering Pre- Event Bible Studies www.lcmsgathering.com/biblestudy  YouthESource Website – www.youthesource.com 

Through its acrostic structure, Psalm 119 shows us the comprehensiveness of the Word of God. In the first stanza, Psalm 1 is echoed as we learn that those who walk in the way of God's Word are blessed. God has given His precepts for us to treasure in our hearts. With eyes fixed on His commandments, we are not put to shame but instead praise Him according to the righteousness He has freely given us in Jesus. In Him, God does not forsake us.  Rev. Chris Hull, pastor at Immanuel Lutheran Church and Student Center in Macomb, IL, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Psalm 119:1-8.  "God's Word Is Our Great Heritage” is a series on Sharper Iron that goes through Psalm 119. As this longest Psalm takes us through an acrostic journey through the Hebrew alphabet, our God teaches us to find joy, refuge, strength, and life in His Word, which is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. 

Welcome back to Daily Detroit, your podcast for everything Metro Detroit! Today, we're talking about the crisis of talent attraction and retention in Southeast Michigan. With me is Jayme Powell, the executive director of the Detroit Regional Workforce Partnership. Jayme talks about how her organization connects employers with local schools and community partners to build a strong talent pool in Southeast Michigan. We discuss the challenges and benefits of this approach, like the need for lasting results and the urgent issue of low workforce engagement. A stunning fact is 500,000 working-age people in the tri-county area of Oakland, Macomb and Wayne are not working, facing problems like expensive childcare and unreliable transit and transportation. Powell also talks about the need for continuous learning due to fast-changing technology. We explore how employers and schools can better work together to meet current and future job needs. This is a crisis - and though some areas of the region may feel like they're doing well, we need to work on how we compete in a national context. In policy, Jayme supports the working parent tax credit and changing licensing rules for returning citizens. She stresses the need for policies that help working families and remove job barriers. Don't miss this talk on creating a stronger workforce in Southeast Michigan. Share your thoughts with us at dailydetroit@gmail.com Follow us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-detroit/id1220563942?mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Yhv8nSylVWxlZilRhi4X9?si=65f0e86e93e14475 Or your podcast player of choice.

Rep. Alicia St. Germaine, represents District 62. Introducing legislation! For context, she is from Macomb County. Essentially, every time there is a heavy rain event, Oakland County dumps wastewater into a drain that flows into prominent lakes and rivers in Macomb. That discharge often includes partially or untreated sewage. Her legislation would fine Oakland county for discharging the contaminants 

IN THIS EPISODE: Have you ever felt like something was off about someone you met? What if the truth was more bizarre than you could imagine - that aliens walk secretly among us, perfectly disguised? (Mimic In The Mirror) *** The short story “Eight O'Clock In The Morning” by Ray Nelson – the inspiration for the movie “They Live!” *** Left-handedness: once a mark of the devil, now a unique trait celebrated across the globe. From the Salem Witch Trials to modern-day challenges with spiral notebooks, left-handers have been forced to navigate a world designed for righties, despite the historical stigmas, surprising advantages, and the evolving recognition of left-handers in combat, culture, and commerce. (Left-Handers Are In League With The Devil) *** In the shadow of Switzerland's majestic Eiger mountain, 29-year-old Aidan Roche vanished without a trace during a solo hiking trip. Despite an unlocked campervan and one last eerie messages sent from the trail, his disappearance remained shrouded in mystery. Months later, a grim discovery brought more questions than answers. (The Disappearance of Aidan Roche) *** In the summer of 1948, a series of inexplicable fires ravaged the Willey farm near Macomb, Illinois, destroying the family's home and barns. Despite the efforts of local authorities and the U.S. Air Force, no logical explanation could be found for the hundreds of mysterious blazes that seemed to start spontaneously. At the center of this baffling case was 13-year-old Wanet McNeil, whose alleged confession to arson left many unconvinced. Was Wanet truly responsible? Could she have been starting the fires with her mind? (The Macomb Firestarter) *** In 1991, 63-year-old Vasile Gorgos left his home in Romania to visit a cattle market and never returned, leaving his family to believe he had met a tragic fate. But 30 years later, Vasile shocked everyone when he mysteriously reappeared, wearing the same clothes as the day he vanished and carrying an unused train ticket from 1991 in his pocket. With no memory of where he'd been for three decades, Vasile's strange case has left people wondering if his disappearance could be tied to supernatural phenomena like portals, alien abduction, or shifts in time and space itself. (The Mysterious Vanishing of Vasile Gorgos)SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…“Eight O'Clock In The Morning” by Ray Nelson: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mu7tmynm“Mimic In The Mirror” source: Sean Casteel at Spectral Vision: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckjpyz8BOOK: “Mimics – The Others Among Us” by Sean Casteel and Tim R. Swartz: https://amzn.to/3Ws07IJBOOK: “Sky Crash Throughout Time (A Cosmic Conspiracy)” by Philip Kinsella and Brenda Butler: https://amzn.to/3WlE2v2“Left-Handers Are In League With The Devil” source: Baiily Benningfield at Ranker's Graveyard Shift:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8acbdh“The Disappearance of Aidan Roche” source: Strange Outdoors: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mrxvj87r“The Macomb Firestarter” by Troy Taylor: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5n7dbzmh (used with permission)“The Mysterious Vanishing of Vasile Gorgos” source: Marcus Lowth at UFO Insight:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/jxztu8ndWeird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = =(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2024, Weird Darkness.= = = = =Originally aired: April 30, 2024PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.com/aliens-among-us/

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